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We arrived into the Greek capital Athens late and were instantly smashed by the heat. 30 degrees at midnight, it was like being hit with a hot baseball bat after rainy life in London. We tube-ed it into the city from the airport to find our hostel. After a bit of walking, sweaty backs, four flights of stairs and burning thighs, we found our dorm complete with KT - our mate who is joining us for the next couple of weeks.
Athens is a strange place. Not your usual European city of museums and monuments. It’s a tangled mess of streets, smoky cafes and confident Greek men sipping espressos. The entire city is dripping in sweat from the relentless sun.
After a decent sleep and hot strong coffees, we hiked up to the Acropolis, the dominant feature of the city, to enjoy the views. But it was a mess of tourists and construction so we trekked back down for gyros (pronounced year-os), Greek salad and more coffee.
Fun and games back at the hostel that night after a dehydrated Dane chugged water from the shower nozzle, only to say to KT:
Dane: So, can you drink the water here?
KT: No.
Dane: Bahaha.
KT: No, I’m not kidding.
Dane: #%*!
Dane spent the rest of the night listening to his stomach gurgle and hoping not to “tap out” as KT and I cried with laughter.
GRT.
Yours Truly and KT at the Acropolis.
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We haven’t done this before, but we thought we’d post our top tips for all the places we go… if it stinks, let us know. Here goes:
Our Top Tips - Athens:
Do: take advantage of the amazingly strong, constantly flowing coffee.
Don’t: Drink the water! Bottled water is cheap from street vendors.
Remember:
There is no sewerage in Athens, so all toilet paper goes in the bins next to the loos, otherwise you’ll get a blockage! Not pretty.
Athens is a great place to use as a launching pad to see the Greek Islands. If you don’t like crowded cities, get out of Athens quick smart, a day is plenty of time.
We stayed:
Fivos Hostel - 23 Athinas Street Monastiraki, Athens.
We booked http://www.hostels.com/
Our verdict - pretty average, but clean and a complementary brekkie of stale bread, tomatoes, eggs and coffee. Bonus is it’s right in the centre of the city.
Next stop for us… Santorini in the Greek Islands!
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